Top 5 Most Controversial Nigerian Celebrities(2016)

You see them almost every other day in the news. They are highly placed in their different fields however; they have some things in common, which brings them under spot light very often. We are talking about controversy and scandals.
Check out our list of the 10 most controversial stars in Nigeria.

5) D’banj

Acknowledged by many as perhaps, the most successful Nigerian artist, Dbanj rolls with widely known international entertainment bodies… the likes of Snoop Dogg, Jay Z, Beyonce, Kanye West, et al. It had been rumored some time ago that he had an affair with one of Nollywood’s beauties, Genevieve Nnaji. The major controversy about him is his parting from Mo-hits crew and godfather, Don Jazzy. His fans have also speculated if he’s a member of the Illuminati sect (with over 226,000 search results on Google) or not.

4) 2face Idibia

The African Queen star, 2Face had to be on our list due to his adventures with a number of women who end up being his babies’ mamas, and as such, many Nigerians have tagged him “Father of many nations”. He once revealed that it was owing to his calm nature, that’s why the various women were able to hold such claims to him. Perhaps true… but at least, he didn’t deny the claims. Nevertheless, it has been asked why he had so many women at the same time.

3) Dencia

This sassy lady is presumably infatuated with herself. One of the most popular Nigerian celebrities, Dencia has hit international spot light. She made waves when she introduced her $160 per bottle bleaching cream, called Whitenicious, into the market. The cream has sparked lots of controversies around Dencia. A lot of people have lambasted her for not being content with her natural skin color. She has been interviewed by various international media because of the cream. Not quite long, she had some clash with Oscar Winner, Lupita Nyoongo’o. This is due to the fact that Lupita made some chide remarks about Dencia’s Whitenicious during one of her speeches.

2) Tonto Dikeh

Better known as “Poko”, she is perhaps the queen of controversy. If she’s not throwing shades her colleagues particularly Mercy Johnson, she is stamping a brand new tattoo on her skin. Tonto persistently wants to be under the media radar. Asides being an actress, she is a singer, however a lot of people are of the opinion that Tonto should stay put in her acting career, because, she isn’t an exquisite singer. Not quite long, Tonto shocked her fans when she alleged that she wanted to commit suicide.

1) Maheeda

Controversial Singer and mother of one, Maheeda is best best-known for her nude appearances instead of her music. Many have not come to know that Maheeda is really married to a Dutch man. Some while back, Maheeda claimed that she had become a reborn. She additionally told a touching story concerning her past life as a prostitute. A lot of people bought the idea that she had actually turned a new leaf, but, rather unsurprisingly, Maheeda came back worse than she had been!